KESHAV UPADHYAY v. U.P. JAL NIGAM (URBAN ) THRU. MANAGING DIRECTOR LKO. AND ANOTHER
WRIA/7521/2025 · 2025-11-11
Shree Prakash Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 7521 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Rishabh Kapoor,
learned counsel for the opposite parties. On 14-07-2025, the following order was passed :-
"Learned counsel for the respondents prays for and is granted a week's time to seek instructions as to the impediment in consideration of the caim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment. List thereafter as fresh. "
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter pertains to the compassionate appointment and on an application made by the petitioner, the same was put up before the Board of Directors of the respondent-corporation, but, no final decision is taken and it was intimated that the decision will be taken later on. She submitted that after one year, the petitioner made another application, which is still pending consideration. She submitted that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to give liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation before the opposite party no. 2/The Chief Engineer (E-3), U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban), Lucknow and the opposite party no. 2 may be directed to consider and decide the same within the stipulated period of time, as may be fixed by this court.
Learned counsel for the opposite parties has no objection to the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Savita Jain Counsel for Respondent(s) : Rishabh Kapoor Keshav Upadhyay .....Petitioner(s) U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban ) Thru. Managing Director Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s)
contentions aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into the merits of the case,the petitioner is given liberty to move a fresh representation, while raising all his claims and grounds before the opposite party no. 2/The Chief Engineer (E-3), U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban), Lucknow within the period of 15 days form today and if such representation is moved within aforesaid period, the opposite party no. 2 is directed to consider and decide the same within further period of two months, in accordance with law, ignoring the letter dated 21-03-2024. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is hereby disposed of.
November 11, 2025 AKS WRIA No. 7521 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench